BLACKFELLOWS POINT, ADVENTURE BAY, BRUNY ISLAND, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA

Cook Pillar

Description:
In East Cove, Adventure Bay, is this 3.35 metre high freestone pillar, with two plaques, one on the seaward side, and the other on the landward side.

History:
Presented by the Swedish American Line on a visit by M.S. Kungsholm to Adventure Bay on 19^th February 1969.

Inscription:
The seaward plaque:

IN COMMEMORATION
OF THE
200^th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ARRIVAL IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
OF
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N.
ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, 1768-1771
IN THE BARK ENDEAVOUR
PRESENTED BY
SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE
ON THE OCCASION OF A VISIT BY M.S. KUNGSHOLM
TO ADVENTURE BAY, FEBRUARY 19^th 1969

The landward plaque:

Presented by
The Government of Tasmania
To Commemorate the
Captain Cook Bi-centenary
Celebrations, 1770-1970
and his Landing at Adventure Bay 1777
Unveiled by the Hon. K.O. Lyons, M.H.A.
Minister for Tourists
on Saturday 2^nd May 1970

GPS Co-ordinates:  -43.393707,  147.267912

References:
Cook’s Log, page 20, vol. 36, no. 3 (2013)
Cook’s Log, page 50, vol. 39, no. 3 (2016)
Endeavour Lines, page 11, no. 32 (Apr 1999)

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